Cuspidor.



L. HORVATH;

GUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6. 1909.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

LOUIS HORVATH, 0F PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

CUSPIDOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 6, 1909.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

Serial No. 526,638.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS HORVATI-I, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Palmerton, in the county of Carbon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to cuspidors, and the objects of my invention are, first to provide a cuspidor with simple and effective means for retaining the contents therein when the cuspidor is accidentally tilted or upset; second, to provide a cuspidor consisting of comparatively few parts that can be easily assembled, disassembled, and maintained in a sanitary condition, and third, to provide a cuspidor that can be advantageously used in depots, hotels and public places where the cuspidors are liable to be kicked, tilted and in a great many instances completely upset.

The above objects are attained by a structure that will be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and reference will now be had to the drawing forming a part of this specification, wherein Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a cuspidor constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a flap valve adapted to form part of the cuspidor.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 1 denotes a bowl-shaped receptacle having the top thereof provided with an opening 2 surrounded by a neck 3, and the bottom thereof provided with an opening 4 surrounded by a depending sleeve 5 having the exterior walls thereof threaded to receive a cap 6, which is screwed upon the sleeve 5 to close the bottom of the receptacle 1.

Fitted in the neck 3 and secured therein by solder or other hold-fast means is a funnelshaped mouth-piece 7 which extends through the opening 2 into the receptacle 1. The lower end of the mouth-piece 7 terminates in a vertical sleeve 8 having the lower end thereof cut to present two inclined surfaces or seats 9, these seats being disposed at reverse angles and divided by a curved partition 10 extending transversely of the sleeve 8. The partition 10 at the ends thereof is provided with two depending lugs 11 connected by a transverse pin 12, and pivotally mounted upon said pin are the barrels 13 of semi-circular flap valves 14 adapted to engage the seats 9 and close the lower end of the sleeve 8. The flap valves 14 are cut away, as at 15, to provlde clearance for the lugs 11, and to normally support said flap valves in the position shown in Fig. 1, at an inclination to the seats 9, the inner sides of the lugs 11 are provided with projections 16 upon which rest the flap valves 14.

Then the cuspidor is tilted or upset one or the other of the flap valves 14 is adapted to close and prevent the contents of the cuspidor from being spilled. By removing the cap 6 the interior of the cuspidor can be easily cleaned.

The cuspidor in its entirety is made of light and durable metal and can be made of various sizes.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. A cuspidor comprising a bowl-shaped receptacle, a detachable cap adapted to be carried by the bottom thereof, a funnelshaped mouth-piece mounted in'the top of said receptacle and extending therein, a depending sleeve carried by said mouth-piece .and having the lower end thereof cut to provide seats, a transverse partition carried by the lower end of said sleeve, and flap valves pivotally mounted beneath said partition and adapted to engage the seats provided therefor at the end of said sleeve, substantially as described.

2. A cuspidor comprising a receptacle, a detachable cap adapted to be carried by said receptacle, a funnel-shaped mouth-piece extending into said receptacle, a depending sleeve carried by said mouth-piece, a transverse partition arranged in the said sleeve, depending lugs adapted to be carried by the ends of said partition, flap valves pivotally supported between said lugs and adapted to close the lower end of said sleeve, and means carried by said lugs and adapted to limit an opening movement of said flap valves.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS HORVATH.

Witnesses:

CLAYTON O. GREEN, B. H. SHIRE. 

